Clyde Smith's ActivityTypepadTypepadtag:typepad.com,2003:profile.typepad.com/services/activity/atom/tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmithtag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07f10cf9970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-02-15T10:25:18Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07f10cf5970dtest videohttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2015-02-15T10:25:18Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rsOdlBBhYAI?feature=oembed" width="500"></iframe>&#0160;</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rsOdlBBhYAI?feature=oembed" width="500"></iframe>&#0160;</p>tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d0d6b8f3970cRaleigh 2http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f62e7b970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-19T15:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07fb7e6970cThe Week In Music Commentaryhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-19T15:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Iggy Pop Lectures</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/iggy-pop-lectures-the-music-industry-3-takeaways.html" target="_blank">The Music Industry - 3 Takeaways</a></li> <li><strong>How To Fix</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/how-to-fix-streaming-musics-business-model.html" target="_blank">Streaming Music&#39;s Business Model</a></li> <li><strong>Why I Consciously Misuse Professional Terminology</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/why-i-consciously-misuse-professional-terminology-when-writing-about-music-marketing.html" target="_blank">When Writing About Music Marketing</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Iggy Pop Lectures</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/iggy-pop-lectures-the-music-industry-3-takeaways.html" target="_blank">The Music Industry - 3 Takeaways</a></li> <li><strong>How To Fix</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/how-to-fix-streaming-musics-business-model.html" target="_blank">Streaming Music&#39;s Business Model</a></li> <li><strong>Why I Consciously Misuse Professional Terminology</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/why-i-consciously-misuse-professional-terminology-when-writing-about-music-marketing.html" target="_blank">When Writing About Music Marketing</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p>tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f5c507970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-18T15:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07fb856970cGetting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-19T19:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Bandcamp CEO on</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/bandcamps-ceo-on-the-best-way-to-support-artists-bootstrapping-a-profitable-startup-.html" target="_blank">The Best Way To Support Artists, Bootstrapping A Profitable Startup </a></li> <li><strong>3 Underexplored Opportunities</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/-3-underexplored-opportunities-your-band-should-investigate.html" target="_blank">Your Band Should Investigate</a></li> <li><strong>Steve Rennie On The New Music Industry:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/steve-rennie-on-the-new-music-industry-it-really-is-easier-but-the-tough-didnt-go-away.html" target="_blank">It Really Is Easier But The Tough Didn&#39;t Go Away</a></li> <li><strong>Bandcamp Tests Patreon Style Artist Subscriptions,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/bandcamp-adds-video-tests-artist-subscriptions.html" target="_blank">Adds Unlimited Video</a></li> <li><strong>If You Only Pay Attention To What&#39;s Happening In Your Music Genre,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/if-you-only-pay-attention-to-whats-happening-in-your-music-genre-youre-missing-whats-happening.html" target="_blank">You&#39;re Missing What&#39;s Happening</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Bandcamp CEO on</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/bandcamps-ceo-on-the-best-way-to-support-artists-bootstrapping-a-profitable-startup-.html" target="_blank">The Best Way To Support Artists, Bootstrapping A Profitable Startup </a></li> <li><strong>3 Underexplored Opportunities</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/-3-underexplored-opportunities-your-band-should-investigate.html" target="_blank">Your Band Should Investigate</a></li> <li><strong>Steve Rennie On The New Music Industry:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/steve-rennie-on-the-new-music-industry-it-really-is-easier-but-the-tough-didnt-go-away.html" target="_blank">It Really Is Easier But The Tough Didn&#39;t Go Away</a></li> <li><strong>Bandcamp Tests Patreon Style Artist Subscriptions,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/bandcamp-adds-video-tests-artist-subscriptions.html" target="_blank">Adds Unlimited Video</a></li> <li><strong>If You Only Pay Attention To What&#39;s Happening In Your Music Genre,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/if-you-only-pay-attention-to-whats-happening-in-your-music-genre-youre-missing-whats-happening.html" target="_blank">You&#39;re Missing What&#39;s Happening</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079a779f970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-17T17:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a535a970dCrowdfunding For Musicians Relaunched, Music Biz Blogs Updatedhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-17T17:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="The-audience-is-shaking-by-martin-fisch-on-flickr" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="The-audience-is-shaking-by-martin-fisch-on-flickr" /></a>While wrapping up my final week at Hypebot I&#39;ve been preparing Crowdfunding For Musicians for a return to action. The music crowdfunding landscape has gotten a lot more interesting and certainly deserves a dedicated site. In addition, I updated Music Biz Blogs including adding a number of new blogs. But there&#39;s room for a few more that meet certain requirements if you contact me soon.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="The-audience-is-shaking-by-martin-fisch-on-flickr" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a52e7970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="The-audience-is-shaking-by-martin-fisch-on-flickr" /></a>While wrapping up my final week at Hypebot I&#39;ve been preparing Crowdfunding For Musicians for a return to action. The music crowdfunding landscape has gotten a lot more interesting and certainly deserves a dedicated site. In addition, I updated Music Biz Blogs including adding a number of new blogs. But there&#39;s room for a few more that meet certain requirements if you contact me soon.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f55227970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-17T17:00:03Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07f3d19970c 3 Underexplored Opportunities Your Band Should Investigatehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-17T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Matched-pair-john-benson-flickr" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Matched-pair-john-benson-flickr" /></a>There&#39;s so much noise separating the world from you and your music. So much so that free giveaways are a major form of music marketing. That means finding new ways to cut through the noise and build a listening audience are always worth considering. Here are three opportunities that I think are underexplored and that are worth closer investigation: marketing alliances with tech startups, collaborations with classical and country musicians and working with choreographers.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Matched-pair-john-benson-flickr" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53d18970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Matched-pair-john-benson-flickr" /></a>There&#39;s so much noise separating the world from you and your music. So much so that free giveaways are a major form of music marketing. That means finding new ways to cut through the noise and build a listening audience are always worth considering. Here are three opportunities that I think are underexplored and that are worth closer investigation: marketing alliances with tech startups, collaborations with classical and country musicians and working with choreographers.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079a635c970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-17T15:00:06Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a11970bSmule Demonstrates The Power Of Building A Community For Lovers Of Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-17T15:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Smule_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Smule_logo" /></a>Smule appears to be going from success to success with its roster of karaoke and music apps designed for participation as well as listening. Over the last year they&#39;ve turned their efforts to building a platform for those users many of whom are now part of a growing community. This has already been good business for Smule with around 125 million checking out their apps but, according to co-founder and CEO Jeff Smith, &quot;We think we&#39;ll have a couple of billion people creating music on our network over time. That&#39;s why we&#39;re here.&quot;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Smule_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f52a28970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Smule_logo" /></a>Smule appears to be going from success to success with its roster of karaoke and music apps designed for participation as well as listening. Over the last year they&#39;ve turned their efforts to building a platform for those users many of whom are now part of a growing community. This has already been good business for Smule with around 125 million checking out their apps but, according to co-founder and CEO Jeff Smith, &quot;We think we&#39;ll have a couple of billion people creating music on our network over time. That&#39;s why we&#39;re here.&quot;</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079a522b970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-17T13:15:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079a4d3e970dWarner Music Group's WEA Buys Playlists.net For Playlist Marketing Powerhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-17T13:15:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Playlists_Logo_FULL" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b-250wi" style="width: 220px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Playlists_Logo_FULL" /></a>Playlists.net, originally ShareMyPlaylists, is basically a giant database of Spotify playlists. The company was acquired this week by Warner Music Group&#39;s WEA for an undisclosed sum. It will continue operating on its own as well as going further with the use of playlists for marketing new music. Apparently that&#39;s something all the major labels are doing these days.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Playlists_Logo_FULL" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f53124970b-250wi" style="width: 220px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Playlists_Logo_FULL" /></a>Playlists.net, originally ShareMyPlaylists, is basically a giant database of Spotify playlists. The company was acquired this week by Warner Music Group&#39;s WEA for an undisclosed sum. It will continue operating on its own as well as going further with the use of playlists for marketing new music. Apparently that&#39;s something all the major labels are doing these days.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb0799d4ac970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-16T17:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07ea655970cNew Music Tech For Artists: Bandcamp, Blend, Simplecrew, Digital White Labelhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-16T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Digitalwhitelabel" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Digitalwhitelabel" /></a>A lot of music tech doesn&#39;t exist for the benefit of musicians. But neither do a lot of music companies. Bandcamp is strongly focused on musicians&#39; needs but Tyler Hayes wonders if they have a streaming problem. Blend introduced Stem projects this week with the help of OK Go. Simplecrew and Digital White Label look worth checking out if you&#39;re in need of, respectively, street team management or a new fan club. But keep in mind with new services that some won&#39;t be sticking around.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Digitalwhitelabel" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0799c6cc970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Digitalwhitelabel" /></a>A lot of music tech doesn&#39;t exist for the benefit of musicians. But neither do a lot of music companies. Bandcamp is strongly focused on musicians&#39; needs but Tyler Hayes wonders if they have a streaming problem. Blend introduced Stem projects this week with the help of OK Go. Simplecrew and Digital White Label look worth checking out if you&#39;re in need of, respectively, street team management or a new fan club. But keep in mind with new services that some won&#39;t be sticking around.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07991c11970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-15T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07991748970dStarMaker Launches YouTube Network To Turn Karaoke Singers Into Paid Artistshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-15T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Starmaker-icon" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Starmaker-icon" /></a>If you&#39;re familiar with karaoke/music video creation apps StarMaker and The Voice then you&#39;re familiar with the work of StarMaker Interactive. People use the apps to pick well-known songs and create music videos featuring their own voices. Now StarMaker is launching a YouTube Multi-Channel Network (MCN) so that videos can be uploaded from the app to YouTube and monetized.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Starmaker-icon" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f3f664970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Starmaker-icon" /></a>If you&#39;re familiar with karaoke/music video creation apps StarMaker and The Voice then you&#39;re familiar with the work of StarMaker Interactive. People use the apps to pick well-known songs and create music videos featuring their own voices. Now StarMaker is launching a YouTube Multi-Channel Network (MCN) so that videos can be uploaded from the app to YouTube and monetized.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f3463c970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-14T16:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07d355f970cDoes Your Band Need A Movement Coach?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-14T16:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Kevin-andrews" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Kevin-andrews" /></a>Kevin Andrews is a Nashville-based choreographer and movement coach who works with country musicians on their stage presence in addition to such activities as choreographing music videos. He&#39;s focusing in on a specific niche but what he&#39;s doing is a good example of what a lot of solo acts and bands need. Some artists have difficulty adjusting to the stage imagining that somehow just &quot;being themselves&quot; will make them look &quot;natural.&quot; But the stage is anything but a natural place and a movement coach might be just the thing you need.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Kevin-andrews" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f339f5970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Kevin-andrews" /></a>Kevin Andrews is a Nashville-based choreographer and movement coach who works with country musicians on their stage presence in addition to such activities as choreographing music videos. He&#39;s focusing in on a specific niche but what he&#39;s doing is a good example of what a lot of solo acts and bands need. Some artists have difficulty adjusting to the stage imagining that somehow just &quot;being themselves&quot; will make them look &quot;natural.&quot; But the stage is anything but a natural place and a movement coach might be just the thing you need.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07d32b7970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-14T15:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984439970dMusic PR Is About Building Relationships Not A Mailing Listhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-14T15:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Pink-slime" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d-150wi" style="width: 175px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Pink-slime" /></a>Don&#39;t get me wrong, mailing lists are important, especially optin email lists of your fans who really want to hear from you regularly. But lists of people, whether fans, writers or influencers, can give one a false sense that your public relations all come down to distributing a regular email. Brian Solis and Hugh MacLeod recently released a free ebook, &quot;What If PR Stood for People and Relationships?&quot; [instead of public relations.] It may speak most directly to people in corporate settings but the cartoons, in particular, remind all of us to develop human relationships that go deeper than automated marketing can ever do.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Pink-slime" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984433970d-150wi" style="width: 175px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Pink-slime" /></a>Don&#39;t get me wrong, mailing lists are important, especially optin email lists of your fans who really want to hear from you regularly. But lists of people, whether fans, writers or influencers, can give one a false sense that your public relations all come down to distributing a regular email. Brian Solis and Hugh MacLeod recently released a free ebook, &quot;What If PR Stood for People and Relationships?&quot; [instead of public relations.] It may speak most directly to people in corporate settings but the cartoons, in particular, remind all of us to develop human relationships that go deeper than automated marketing can ever do.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07d27ff970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-14T14:30:03Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07d1f09970cGrimes Shares Tips On Being The Boss Of Your Music And Your Music Businesshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-14T14:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rookie-yearbook-three" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d-150wi" style="width: 125px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rookie-yearbook-three" /></a>Like a lot of artists, Grimes has learned about business on the job. She&#39;s also young and female which can create challenges especially when people assume those facts tell them something important about her ability to take care of business. Though the artistic/entrepreneurial journey never really ends, Grimes has reached a point where she has some important lessons to share about being the boss of your own music and your music business.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rookie-yearbook-three" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07984713970d-150wi" style="width: 125px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rookie-yearbook-three" /></a>Like a lot of artists, Grimes has learned about business on the job. She&#39;s also young and female which can create challenges especially when people assume those facts tell them something important about her ability to take care of business. Though the artistic/entrepreneurial journey never really ends, Grimes has reached a point where she has some important lessons to share about being the boss of your own music and your music business.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07c9933970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-13T17:00:04Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07c7d67970cOrchestras Create New Opportunities As The Old World Slowly Fadeshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-13T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rsc-henry-iv" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d-150wi" style="width: 125px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rsc-henry-iv" /></a>Classical music orchestras face many challenges these days. Season subscriptions are dropping and a shift to promoting individual events and exploring alternatives seems to be the order of the day. At this point none of the challenges are a surprise but a number of orchestras are showing they still have some new moves. The Royal Shakespeare Company is releasing recorded music though it seems to be simply a part of their mission. And the Boiler Room is helping out with a series of concerts/collaborations between Radiohead&#39;s Jonny Greenwood and The London Contemporary Orchestra.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rsc-henry-iv" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0797b20a970d-150wi" style="width: 125px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rsc-henry-iv" /></a>Classical music orchestras face many challenges these days. Season subscriptions are dropping and a shift to promoting individual events and exploring alternatives seems to be the order of the day. At this point none of the challenges are a surprise but a number of orchestras are showing they still have some new moves. The Royal Shakespeare Company is releasing recorded music though it seems to be simply a part of their mission. And the Boiler Room is helping out with a series of concerts/collaborations between Radiohead&#39;s Jonny Greenwood and The London Contemporary Orchestra.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07c777c970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-13T14:00:05Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f278d5970bSoundCloud Reveals Operating Loss of $29.2 Million In 2013http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-13T14:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Soundcloud-logo-460x345" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b-115wi" style="width: 110px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Soundcloud-logo-460x345" /></a>SoundCloud, the platform for sounds, has had quite a rough few months starting around June. First they alienated large swathes of what appears to be their core user base with site changes. Then they entered into and are apparently failing at negotiations with major labels. Now it looks like they&#39;re losing more money than ever and will soon need more based on a new financial filing.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Soundcloud-logo-460x345" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f28a3a970b-115wi" style="width: 110px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Soundcloud-logo-460x345" /></a>SoundCloud, the platform for sounds, has had quite a rough few months starting around June. First they alienated large swathes of what appears to be their core user base with site changes. Then they entered into and are apparently failing at negotiations with major labels. Now it looks like they&#39;re losing more money than ever and will soon need more based on a new financial filing.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb0797190a970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-12T15:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f166d2970bThe Week In Music Commentaryhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-12T15:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Dear Musicians:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/most-fans-arent-concerned-about-streaming-music-payouts-to-artists.html" target="_blank">Most Fans Don&#39;t Really Care About You, Says MIDiA Study</a></li> <li><strong>Artists Confront Spotify</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/artists-confront-spotify-at-soho-house.html" target="_blank">At Soho House Meeting</a></li> <li><strong>Streaming Music and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/youve-got-all-the-music-in-the-world-so-why-cant-you-pick-something.html" target="_blank">Fixing The Tyranny Of Choice</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Dear Musicians:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/most-fans-arent-concerned-about-streaming-music-payouts-to-artists.html" target="_blank">Most Fans Don&#39;t Really Care About You, Says MIDiA Study</a></li> <li><strong>Artists Confront Spotify</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/artists-confront-spotify-at-soho-house.html" target="_blank">At Soho House Meeting</a></li> <li><strong>Streaming Music and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/youve-got-all-the-music-in-the-world-so-why-cant-you-pick-something.html" target="_blank">Fixing The Tyranny Of Choice</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p>tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07b7b05970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-11T15:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07b5d57970cGetting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-13T03:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>10 Things You Must Do</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/10-things-you-must-do-at-the-10th-annual-a3c-hip-hop-festival-.html" target="_blank">At The 10th Annual A3C Hip Hop Festival</a></li> <li><strong>The Musician&#39;s Guide</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/the-musicians-guide-to-sending-a-proper-press-release.html" target="_blank">To Sending A Proper Press Release</a></li> <li><strong>Glen E. Friedman&#39;s</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/glen-e-friedmans-first-lesson-for-music-photographers.html" target="_blank">First Lesson For Music Photographers</a></li> <li><strong>Culture Collide and BandPage</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/culture-collide-and-bandpage-make-upcoming-la-and-sf-summits-free-for-students-and-musicians.html" target="_blank">Make Upcoming LA and SF Summits Free For Students and Musicians</a></li> <li><strong>5 Lessons For</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/5-lessons-for-building-a-professional-career-in-the-music-industry.html" target="_blank">Building A Professional Career In The Music Industry</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>10 Things You Must Do</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/10-things-you-must-do-at-the-10th-annual-a3c-hip-hop-festival-.html" target="_blank">At The 10th Annual A3C Hip Hop Festival</a></li> <li><strong>The Musician&#39;s Guide</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/the-musicians-guide-to-sending-a-proper-press-release.html" target="_blank">To Sending A Proper Press Release</a></li> <li><strong>Glen E. Friedman&#39;s</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/glen-e-friedmans-first-lesson-for-music-photographers.html" target="_blank">First Lesson For Music Photographers</a></li> <li><strong>Culture Collide and BandPage</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/culture-collide-and-bandpage-make-upcoming-la-and-sf-summits-free-for-students-and-musicians.html" target="_blank">Make Upcoming LA and SF Summits Free For Students and Musicians</a></li> <li><strong>5 Lessons For</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/5-lessons-for-building-a-professional-career-in-the-music-industry.html" target="_blank">Building A Professional Career In The Music Industry</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07969e4b970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-11T14:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07b5d29970cREWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Reviewhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-13T02:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Apple Settles</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/apple-settles-potentially-massive-itunes-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">Potentially Massive iTunes Lawsuit</a></li> <li><strong>Bandzoogle Founder Chris Vinson</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/interview-bandzoogle-founder-chris-vinson-reflects-on-10-years-in-music-tech.html" target="_blank">Reflects on 10 Years in Music Tech</a></li> <li><strong>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/rock-and-roll-hall-of-frame-names-2015-nominees-plus-how-you-can-vote.html" target="_blank">Names 2015 Nominees + How You Can Vote</a></li> <li><strong>Everclear Spoofs</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/everclear-spoofs-u2s-apple-album-giveaway-video.html" target="_blank">U2&#39;s Apple Album Giveaway</a></li> <li><strong>SoundCloud Rightsholder Discussions Hit Impasse,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/soundcloud-rightsholder-discussions-hit-impasse-labels-question-sites-future.html" target="_blank">Labels Question Site&#39;s Future</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Apple Settles</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/apple-settles-potentially-massive-itunes-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">Potentially Massive iTunes Lawsuit</a></li> <li><strong>Bandzoogle Founder Chris Vinson</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/interview-bandzoogle-founder-chris-vinson-reflects-on-10-years-in-music-tech.html" target="_blank">Reflects on 10 Years in Music Tech</a></li> <li><strong>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/rock-and-roll-hall-of-frame-names-2015-nominees-plus-how-you-can-vote.html" target="_blank">Names 2015 Nominees + How You Can Vote</a></li> <li><strong>Everclear Spoofs</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/everclear-spoofs-u2s-apple-album-giveaway-video.html" target="_blank">U2&#39;s Apple Album Giveaway</a></li> <li><strong>SoundCloud Rightsholder Discussions Hit Impasse,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/soundcloud-rightsholder-discussions-hit-impasse-labels-question-sites-future.html" target="_blank">Labels Question Site&#39;s Future</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb0796412b970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-10T18:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f10a16970bAmazon To Open Physical Store In Manhattan, Success Could Lead To More Retail Space For Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-10T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Bezos" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Bezos" /></a>Until now, at least for me, the face of Amazon has been images of Jeff Bezos and a variety of local delivery personnel from the UPS, USPS and Fed Ex. Now Amazon is making a move that will put some New Yorkers face to face with Amazon employees. The store will be located not far from Macy&#39;s and will initially serve the public via returns/exchanges and online order pickups. But inventory is expected to follow making this experimental effort one that could ultimately lead to more cities and hopefully more retail space for music-related merchandise.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Bezos" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07affc2970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Bezos" /></a>Until now, at least for me, the face of Amazon has been images of Jeff Bezos and a variety of local delivery personnel from the UPS, USPS and Fed Ex. Now Amazon is making a move that will put some New Yorkers face to face with Amazon employees. The store will be located not far from Macy&#39;s and will initially serve the public via returns/exchanges and online order pickups. But inventory is expected to follow making this experimental effort one that could ultimately lead to more cities and hopefully more retail space for music-related merchandise.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07963920970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-10T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079624d9970dHatchet Job On SFXE Takes Stock To New Low, Reveals Key Weaknesshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-10T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Axe" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Axe" /></a>On Wednesday an unidentified SFXE short-seller writing for Seeking Alpha took already tumbling shares in SFXE to a new low. The negative analysis was partly based on the fact that no public announcement of CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman following through on a plan to buy stocks in his own company had been made to date. Later that day a press release was issued by SFX Entertainment stating that Sillerman that day completed buying a bunch of stock and he wants a whole lot more. SFXE has since recovered to its previous low point.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Axe" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f0fbce970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Axe" /></a>On Wednesday an unidentified SFXE short-seller writing for Seeking Alpha took already tumbling shares in SFXE to a new low. The negative analysis was partly based on the fact that no public announcement of CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman following through on a plan to buy stocks in his own company had been made to date. Later that day a press release was issued by SFX Entertainment stating that Sillerman that day completed buying a bunch of stock and he wants a whole lot more. SFXE has since recovered to its previous low point.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07962113970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-10T14:30:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617bd970dMusic Tech Funding: Spring Moves, Rdio, ROLIhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-10T14:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Spring-moves-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Spring-moves-logo" /></a>Today&#39;s music tech funding news includes an interesting new entrant, Spring Moves, that provides streaming music in a fitness app. It&#39;s also been revealed that Rdio has been selling equity but that much of the investments is being paid in the form of promotions. And ROLI, who make that weird but cool keyboard/instrument, have received additional funding. More supplies for the long march ahead!</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Spring-moves-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb079617ab970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Spring-moves-logo" /></a>Today&#39;s music tech funding news includes an interesting new entrant, Spring Moves, that provides streaming music in a fitness app. It&#39;s also been revealed that Rdio has been selling equity but that much of the investments is being paid in the form of promotions. And ROLI, who make that weird but cool keyboard/instrument, have received additional funding. More supplies for the long march ahead!</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f07342970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-09T18:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f063df970bInto The Future: Controlling Music Devices With Hand Gestures Vs. Wearable Techhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-09T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Brainwave" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Brainwave" /></a>So much of the future of music, especially in the aesthetic wake of the 20th Century, is about how new technologies will affect our experience of music. One example, that of Brainwave, involves enabling simple control of your mobile music with hand gestures as an early step in wireless human/machine interaction. Another example, that of iHeartRadio&#39;s integration into Android Wear, heads in a different direction in which tech that controls music devices is worn.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Brainwave" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f06400970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Brainwave" /></a>So much of the future of music, especially in the aesthetic wake of the 20th Century, is about how new technologies will affect our experience of music. One example, that of Brainwave, involves enabling simple control of your mobile music with hand gestures as an early step in wireless human/machine interaction. Another example, that of iHeartRadio&#39;s integration into Android Wear, heads in a different direction in which tech that controls music devices is worn.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6f0623d970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-09T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07957f72970dStubHub Hires Editor-in-Chief To Become "More Than Just A Place To Buy Tickets"http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-09T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="StubHub_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="StubHub_logo" /></a>Whether or not you&#39;re in the &quot;content is king&quot; camp it&#39;s pretty obvious that adding a content element to one&#39;s website is a popular way to connect with customers old and new. Even Amazon and Google have their mitts in the game. But StubHub seems to be taking a focused, logical and possibly even meaningful approach to adding content beginning with an Editor-in-Chief, Jonah Freedman, who looks like a great choice.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="StubHub_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a47b2970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="StubHub_logo" /></a>Whether or not you&#39;re in the &quot;content is king&quot; camp it&#39;s pretty obvious that adding a content element to one&#39;s website is a popular way to connect with customers old and new. Even Amazon and Google have their mitts in the game. But StubHub seems to be taking a focused, logical and possibly even meaningful approach to adding content beginning with an Editor-in-Chief, Jonah Freedman, who looks like a great choice.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079588ad970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-09T15:30:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6f043c5970bGoogle Brings Music-Focused YouTube+ Workshops To Nashvillehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-09T15:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Google-G-Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Google-G-Logo" /></a>Google is planning a series of free, open workshops for folks in Nashville. They&#39;ll be focusing on music and helping those who haven&#39;t embraced the Google empire do so with a greater likelihood of success. For most participants YouTube will be the big area of interest but Google will also provide experts covering such areas as integrating with &quot;Google+, audience development and music publishing.&quot;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Google-G-Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07a3814970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Google-G-Logo" /></a>Google is planning a series of free, open workshops for folks in Nashville. They&#39;ll be focusing on music and helping those who haven&#39;t embraced the Google empire do so with a greater likelihood of success. For most participants YouTube will be the big area of interest but Google will also provide experts covering such areas as integrating with &quot;Google+, audience development and music publishing.&quot;</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6efcb2c970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-08T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0794ee05970dEquipboard's Gear Database For Musicians Is Actually A Much Bigger Playhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-08T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Equipboard" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Equipboard" /></a>Equipboard is an interesting new startup that, on the face of it, is a crowdsourced site for posting the gear musicians use. But when you dig in you see it&#39;s quite a bit more than that combining multiple sources for gear identification but also fashion spotting and ecommerce. In addition, Equipboard is now including a broader range of subjects beyond musicians in its database such as athletes and actors which, in essence, illustrates their path forward.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Equipboard" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6efc368970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Equipboard" /></a>Equipboard is an interesting new startup that, on the face of it, is a crowdsourced site for posting the gear musicians use. But when you dig in you see it&#39;s quite a bit more than that combining multiple sources for gear identification but also fashion spotting and ecommerce. In addition, Equipboard is now including a broader range of subjects beyond musicians in its database such as athletes and actors which, in essence, illustrates their path forward.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb0794eafe970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-08T17:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079aa3c970cJukely Raises $2.4 Million Seed Round, Launches Unlimited Concert Subscription Servicehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-08T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Jukely-icon" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c-100wi" style="width: 100px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Jukely-icon" /></a>Today concert discovery and friend matching app Jukely announced a $2.4 million seed round led by Northzone and 14W bringing their total raise to date to $3.3 million. Jukely, which helps connect music fans with shows and friends with which to go to shows, previously teased their unlimited concert subscription service and got some of their Twitter friends all worked up. Today they also officially launch Unlimited Concerts, an invite-only membership subscription service.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Jukely-icon" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d079ab3b970c-100wi" style="width: 100px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Jukely-icon" /></a>Today concert discovery and friend matching app Jukely announced a $2.4 million seed round led by Northzone and 14W bringing their total raise to date to $3.3 million. Jukely, which helps connect music fans with shows and friends with which to go to shows, previously teased their unlimited concert subscription service and got some of their Twitter friends all worked up. Today they also officially launch Unlimited Concerts, an invite-only membership subscription service.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07944034970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-07T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefd5b970bEntertainment Retailers Association Disrupts The Harmonious Progress Of Global Friday Releaseshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-07T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Era-Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Era-Logo" /></a>At this point it&#39;s rather unclear what the &quot;music industry&quot; thinks about a global release date happening on Fridays. But given the response of retailers, it sounds like the industry and a key partner industry are disconnected and poorly communicating. A statement from the UK&#39;s Entertainment Retailers Association is helping bring this divide into the light. Unfortunately it appears that no one has made public any of the claimed data that would help those affected decide. Call me old-fashioned but this doesn&#39;t seem to be a good point in history to be stumbling around in the dark.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Era-Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eefe02970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Era-Logo" /></a>At this point it&#39;s rather unclear what the &quot;music industry&quot; thinks about a global release date happening on Fridays. But given the response of retailers, it sounds like the industry and a key partner industry are disconnected and poorly communicating. A statement from the UK&#39;s Entertainment Retailers Association is helping bring this divide into the light. Unfortunately it appears that no one has made public any of the claimed data that would help those affected decide. Call me old-fashioned but this doesn&#39;t seem to be a good point in history to be stumbling around in the dark.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079425a2970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-07T14:30:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee82a970bMusic Tech & Futures Summit: "How Music Will Marry Technology"http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-07T14:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="10-lessons" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b-150wi" style="width: 100px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="10-lessons" /></a>The Music Tech &amp; Futures Summit is set to take place in Nashville, December 10 and 11. The industry gathering is organized by Innovation Enterprise whose business includes creating a series of such summits in multiple industries. Speakers are expected from multiple companies including Roc Nation, Beats Music, Deezer, PonoMusic, Show Dog Records and Berklee College of Music.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="10-lessons" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6eee93d970b-150wi" style="width: 100px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="10-lessons" /></a>The Music Tech &amp; Futures Summit is set to take place in Nashville, December 10 and 11. The industry gathering is organized by Innovation Enterprise whose business includes creating a series of such summits in multiple industries. Speakers are expected from multiple companies including Roc Nation, Beats Music, Deezer, PonoMusic, Show Dog Records and Berklee College of Music.</p>tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079397e6970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-06T18:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ee52e7970bBudweiser Launches Made For Music As American Express Partners With MADE Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-06T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Made-for-music" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Made-for-music" /></a>Big brands are finding all sorts of way to connect with youth and that elusive thing called cool. But most of all, when they get serious about that mission, they focus on music as the connector. Efforts may involve other elements but music is the key. Budweiser&#39;s strengthening its brand with Budweiser Made For Music offering support for producers and djs in the early stages. American Express is the launch partner for a new project, MADE Music, from a company that specializes in coolness and youth.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Made-for-music" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07938d03970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Made-for-music" /></a>Big brands are finding all sorts of way to connect with youth and that elusive thing called cool. But most of all, when they get serious about that mission, they focus on music as the connector. Efforts may involve other elements but music is the key. Budweiser&#39;s strengthening its brand with Budweiser Made For Music offering support for producers and djs in the early stages. American Express is the launch partner for a new project, MADE Music, from a company that specializes in coolness and youth.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d078413b970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-06T17:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0782dfe970cMusic Tech Funding: Rowl, Ticketbis, Sensbeathttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-06T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rowl-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rowl-logo" /></a>Today&#39;s music tech funding news focuses on three startups that aren&#39;t music-only but include music in the mix and are part of the competitive landscape for numerous music-related startups. Rowl, an event planning and discovery app, announced a $4 million Series A round. Secondary ticket marketplace Ticketbis raised €5.2 million. Sensbeat, which combines a photo, text and music to express an emotion, recently closed a $500k round.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rowl-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07937c20970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rowl-logo" /></a>Today&#39;s music tech funding news focuses on three startups that aren&#39;t music-only but include music in the mix and are part of the competitive landscape for numerous music-related startups. Rowl, an event planning and discovery app, announced a $4 million Series A round. Secondary ticket marketplace Ticketbis raised €5.2 million. Sensbeat, which combines a photo, text and music to express an emotion, recently closed a $500k round.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb079366bb970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-06T13:29:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ee23fe970bNFL Deal With Bose Only Bans Beats Headphones During TV Interviewshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-06T13:29:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Beats-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Beats-logo" /></a>News broke over the weekend that the NFL is banning Beats Headphones on tv as part of their deepening relationship with Bose. Actually it&#39;s a little unclear exactly what they&#39;ve banned. Everyone&#39;s referencing Re/code whose coverage is somewhat ambiguous. My reading is that the NFL has banned Beats Headphones during televised interviews including in the background but most are taking it to mean a total ban on Beats Headphones on the field.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Beats-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07935e16970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Beats-logo" /></a>News broke over the weekend that the NFL is banning Beats Headphones on tv as part of their deepening relationship with Bose. Actually it&#39;s a little unclear exactly what they&#39;ve banned. Everyone&#39;s referencing Re/code whose coverage is somewhat ambiguous. My reading is that the NFL has banned Beats Headphones during televised interviews including in the background but most are taking it to mean a total ban on Beats Headphones on the field.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6ed2c3d970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-04T17:00:04Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d076fa7d970cGetting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-04T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>10 Reasons</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/10-reasons-a-lawyer-wont-shop-your-demo.html" target="_blank">A Lawyer Won&#39;t Shop Your Demo</a></li> <li><strong>Social Media Pre-Planning</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/social-media-pre-planning-for-busy-musicians.html" target="_blank">For Busy Musicians</a></li> <li><strong>eMusic Drops Major Labels,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/emusic-drops-major-labels-returns-to-indie-roots.html" target="_blank">Returns To Indie Roots</a></li> <li><strong>Eventbrite Launches Artist Studio</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/eventbrite-launches-artist-studio-featuring-diy-music-biz-resources.html" target="_blank">Featuring DIY Music Biz Resources</a></li> <li><strong>Music Collaboration Platform Blend</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/music-collab-platform-blend-launches-label-for-its-user-community-of-artists.html" target="_blank">Launches Community Sourced Record Label</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>10 Reasons</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/10-reasons-a-lawyer-wont-shop-your-demo.html" target="_blank">A Lawyer Won&#39;t Shop Your Demo</a></li> <li><strong>Social Media Pre-Planning</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/social-media-pre-planning-for-busy-musicians.html" target="_blank">For Busy Musicians</a></li> <li><strong>eMusic Drops Major Labels,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/emusic-drops-major-labels-returns-to-indie-roots.html" target="_blank">Returns To Indie Roots</a></li> <li><strong>Eventbrite Launches Artist Studio</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/eventbrite-launches-artist-studio-featuring-diy-music-biz-resources.html" target="_blank">Featuring DIY Music Biz Resources</a></li> <li><strong>Music Collaboration Platform Blend</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/music-collab-platform-blend-launches-label-for-its-user-community-of-artists.html" target="_blank">Launches Community Sourced Record Label</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb07923f7c970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-04T14:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d076fb55970cREWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Reviewhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-06T02:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Ello? Ello!</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/ello-ello-does-this-suddenly-popular-social-network-have-music-marketing-potential.html" target="_blank">Does This Suddenly Popular Social Network Have Music Marketing Potential?</a></li> <li><strong>Grooveshark Responds To Lawsuit Loss Defiantly,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/grooveshark-responds-to-lawsuit-loss-defiantly-vows-to-continue.html" target="_blank">Vows To Continue</a> <strong>But Read The Email From Grooveshark&#39;s Co-Founder</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/read-the-email-from-groovesharks-co-founder-that-lost-a-lawsuit-and-doomed-his-company.html" target="_blank">That Lost A Lawsuit and Doomed His Company</a></li> <li><strong>PledgeMusic Artists Are</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/pledgemusic-artists-are-finding-success-on-billboard-charts.html" target="_blank">Finding Success On Billboard Charts</a></li> <li><strong>The Hunt</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/the-hunt-for-vinyl-record-presses.html" target="_blank">For Vinyl Record Presses</a></li> <li><strong>Getting On The Charts and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/getting-on-the-charts-and-other-reasons-bittorrent-new-bundles-are-a-win-for-musicians.html" target="_blank">Other Reasons BitTorrent&#39;s New Bundles Are A Win For Musicians</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Ello? Ello!</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/ello-ello-does-this-suddenly-popular-social-network-have-music-marketing-potential.html" target="_blank">Does This Suddenly Popular Social Network Have Music Marketing Potential?</a></li> <li><strong>Grooveshark Responds To Lawsuit Loss Defiantly,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/grooveshark-responds-to-lawsuit-loss-defiantly-vows-to-continue.html" target="_blank">Vows To Continue</a> <strong>But Read The Email From Grooveshark&#39;s Co-Founder</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/read-the-email-from-groovesharks-co-founder-that-lost-a-lawsuit-and-doomed-his-company.html" target="_blank">That Lost A Lawsuit and Doomed His Company</a></li> <li><strong>PledgeMusic Artists Are</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/pledgemusic-artists-are-finding-success-on-billboard-charts.html" target="_blank">Finding Success On Billboard Charts</a></li> <li><strong>The Hunt</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/the-hunt-for-vinyl-record-presses.html" target="_blank">For Vinyl Record Presses</a></li> <li><strong>Getting On The Charts and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/getting-on-the-charts-and-other-reasons-bittorrent-new-bundles-are-a-win-for-musicians.html" target="_blank">Other Reasons BitTorrent&#39;s New Bundles Are A Win For Musicians</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6eca507970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-03T18:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d65970cPraverb the Wyse: A DIY Music Writer Passeshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-03T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rip-praverb" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rip-praverb" /></a>Earl Patrick McNease, better known as Praverb the Wyse, passed on September 17. I didn&#39;t start checking out his DIY industry blogging until this summer and I was late to the news of his passing as well. But the response on Facebook and in the hip hop press makes it clear how deeply he touched the lives of many different people. Here are a few of those responses followed by links to some of Praverb&#39;s writing for DIY musicians.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Rip-praverb" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0767d5c970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Rip-praverb" /></a>Earl Patrick McNease, better known as Praverb the Wyse, passed on September 17. I didn&#39;t start checking out his DIY industry blogging until this summer and I was late to the news of his passing as well. But the response on Facebook and in the hip hop press makes it clear how deeply he touched the lives of many different people. Here are a few of those responses followed by links to some of Praverb&#39;s writing for DIY musicians.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07683d1970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-03T17:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec876d970bMusic/Tech/Media Deals: From Startup Funding To Big Brand Partnershipshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-03T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Artiphon-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Artiphon-logo" /></a>Lots of deals and funding news of late. Here&#39;s a quick roundup including funding for Artiphon and Musikki, deals between Deezer x Bose and SoundHound x TouchTunes plus Gracenote&#39;s acquisition of HWW. In addition, Jay Z&#39;s Life + Times has a content deal with Fusion, Michelle Phan joined with Cutting Edge Group to create Shift Media Group and RZA is releasing Wu-Tang music via the Boombot Rex.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Artiphon-logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0791a6a3970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Artiphon-logo" /></a>Lots of deals and funding news of late. Here&#39;s a quick roundup including funding for Artiphon and Musikki, deals between Deezer x Bose and SoundHound x TouchTunes plus Gracenote&#39;s acquisition of HWW. In addition, Jay Z&#39;s Life + Times has a content deal with Fusion, Michelle Phan joined with Cutting Edge Group to create Shift Media Group and RZA is releasing Wu-Tang music via the Boombot Rex.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6ec89d0970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-03T15:30:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0765e12970cSXSW Getting Too Big For Austin? Maybe They Should Have 3 Separate Eventshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-03T15:30:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Sxsw-report" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Sxsw-report" /></a>A new report on safety, crowd control and brand protection during SXSW is now adding additional heat to ongoing discussions about how best to address the incredible growth of the festival&#39;s ecosystem which includes many unofficial events. The report not only suggested that SXSW might move if not satisfied but proposed what has become known as a &quot;Clean Zone&quot; approach to the festival. SXSW says that&#39;s not what they&#39;re looking for but changes need to be made. So how about splitting up SXSW into three separate events?</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Sxsw-report" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ec75ab970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Sxsw-report" /></a>A new report on safety, crowd control and brand protection during SXSW is now adding additional heat to ongoing discussions about how best to address the incredible growth of the festival&#39;s ecosystem which includes many unofficial events. The report not only suggested that SXSW might move if not satisfied but proposed what has become known as a &quot;Clean Zone&quot; approach to the festival. SXSW says that&#39;s not what they&#39;re looking for but changes need to be made. So how about splitting up SXSW into three separate events?</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d075d239970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-02T18:00:03Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd5c2970bMusic Collaboration Platform Blend Launches Community Sourced Record Labelhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-02T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Erin_barra_redefined" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Erin_barra_redefined" /></a>Blend is a music collaboration platform that allows you to upload your music publicly or privately and to collaborate with and remix the music of others. They&#39;ve been in private beta but are now open to the general public. In addition, they&#39;re launching a label for their user community which starts with digital distribution for releases from community-selected artists. Label manager Guy Licata shared with me some of the details of this unique opportunity.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Erin_barra_redefined" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ebd60f970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Erin_barra_redefined" /></a>Blend is a music collaboration platform that allows you to upload your music publicly or privately and to collaborate with and remix the music of others. They&#39;ve been in private beta but are now open to the general public. In addition, they&#39;re launching a label for their user community which starts with digital distribution for releases from community-selected artists. Label manager Guy Licata shared with me some of the details of this unique opportunity.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb0790f628970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-02T17:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e33d970dasQme and Steve Aoki Help Musicians Connect With Fans Across Language Barriershttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-02T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Asq-aoki" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d-250wi" style="width: 225px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Asq-aoki" /></a>asQme is bridging the divide between Japanese fans and English-speaking artists in the first stage of what has the potential to be a very successful site. asQme takes an &quot;Ask Me Anything&quot; aka AMA approach across language barriers with Steve Aoki the first artist on tap. It will be a chance for fans to ask questions in Japanese and have the English language response translated into Japanese. Variations on that theme are planned suggesting possibilities that are much bigger.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Asq-aoki" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0790e76e970d-250wi" style="width: 225px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Asq-aoki" /></a>asQme is bridging the divide between Japanese fans and English-speaking artists in the first stage of what has the potential to be a very successful site. asQme takes an &quot;Ask Me Anything&quot; aka AMA approach across language barriers with Steve Aoki the first artist on tap. It will be a chance for fans to ask questions in Japanese and have the English language response translated into Japanese. Variations on that theme are planned suggesting possibilities that are much bigger.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6ebcf58970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-02T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075aced970cKim Dotcom Sells Stake In Baboom, Tweets Goodbye: "The Music Industry Hates Me"http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-02T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Dotkim" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c-150wi" style="width: 128px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Dotkim" /></a>Tweeting &quot;the music industry hates me,&quot; making many headline writers happy, Kim Dotcom said good bye to Baboom. The high profile, high stakes approach wasn&#39;t working and Baboom&#39;s CEO says that now they can focus on the Baboom brand rather than the Dotcom brand. Plans are still in the works to launch the much delayed music service 4th quarter 2014.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Dotkim" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d075acbe970c-150wi" style="width: 128px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Dotkim" /></a>Tweeting &quot;the music industry hates me,&quot; making many headline writers happy, Kim Dotcom said good bye to Baboom. The high profile, high stakes approach wasn&#39;t working and Baboom&#39;s CEO says that now they can focus on the Baboom brand rather than the Dotcom brand. Plans are still in the works to launch the much delayed music service 4th quarter 2014.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d0751b64970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-01T17:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07504c1970cThe Hunt For Vinyl Record Presseshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-01T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="QRP_Logo2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="QRP_Logo2" /></a>While we all know that record pressing plants are facing a shortage of presses, we also know that some plants are finding new presses somewhere, somehow. Mark Guarino at The Washington Post does an excellent job of finding out more about the pressures plants face seeking presses, parts and keeping equipment running. It&#39;s a &quot;mo&#39; money, mo&#39; problems&quot; situation until someone is inspired to make the leap to press production. But I think I have the solution.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="QRP_Logo2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07903713970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="QRP_Logo2" /></a>While we all know that record pressing plants are facing a shortage of presses, we also know that some plants are finding new presses somewhere, somehow. Mark Guarino at The Washington Post does an excellent job of finding out more about the pressures plants face seeking presses, parts and keeping equipment running. It&#39;s a &quot;mo&#39; money, mo&#39; problems&quot; situation until someone is inspired to make the leap to press production. But I think I have the solution.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d074feae970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-10-01T14:45:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d074ebb1970c3 Tips From Cassette Label Bigwigs For Mixing Business And Arthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-10-01T14:45:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Cassette-store-day" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Cassette-store-day" /></a>Saturday was the 2nd Cassette Store Day making it an annual event since it seems quite likely to continue. Chart Attack took the opportunity to gather some tips from cassette label bigwigs about starting and running a tape label. But much of what is discussed could be said by many business owners advising budding entrepreneurs, especially those whose business and art are deeply intertwined.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Cassette-store-day" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07901a9d970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Cassette-store-day" /></a>Saturday was the 2nd Cassette Store Day making it an annual event since it seems quite likely to continue. Chart Attack took the opportunity to gather some tips from cassette label bigwigs about starting and running a tape label. But much of what is discussed could be said by many business owners advising budding entrepreneurs, especially those whose business and art are deeply intertwined.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb078f9ac0970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-30T18:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea3a31970bTop Vinyl Seller? Amazon's No. 1, Urban Outfitters' No. 2, Barnes & Noble Getting Back Inhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-30T18:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Amazon-vinyl" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Amazon-vinyl" /></a>If the vinyl boom wasn&#39;t maxing out record presses before, look for that super special indie release from that barely known artist to face some pushbacks. Urban Outfitters&#39; claim to be the no. 1 vinyl retailer was shown by Billboard to be false. Amazon&#39;s no. 1 as you might have suspected. However additional rivalry is expected from Guitar Center, Whole Foods and Barnes &amp; Noble.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Amazon-vinyl" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d07431e4970c-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Amazon-vinyl" /></a>If the vinyl boom wasn&#39;t maxing out record presses before, look for that super special indie release from that barely known artist to face some pushbacks. Urban Outfitters&#39; claim to be the no. 1 vinyl retailer was shown by Billboard to be false. Amazon&#39;s no. 1 as you might have suspected. However additional rivalry is expected from Guitar Center, Whole Foods and Barnes &amp; Noble.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb078f8fa1970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-30T17:01:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078f8e6e970dGumroad Launches Mobile App Giving Fans That Buy Your Music Easier Accesshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-30T17:01:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Gumroad-app" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Gumroad-app" /></a>Gumroad is a popular ecommerce option that allows you to sell digital goods just about anywhere. But up till now fans didn&#39;t have an easy way to take their collection in the Gumroad Library mobile. Now Gumroad&#39;s brought the process full circle with an app for listeners that lets them automatically go mobile with their Gumroad purchases allowing them to listen, watch and read as they wish.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Gumroad-app" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea6a28970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Gumroad-app" /></a>Gumroad is a popular ecommerce option that allows you to sell digital goods just about anywhere. But up till now fans didn&#39;t have an easy way to take their collection in the Gumroad Library mobile. Now Gumroad&#39;s brought the process full circle with an app for listeners that lets them automatically go mobile with their Gumroad purchases allowing them to listen, watch and read as they wish.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb078f6f06970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-30T13:59:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078f695d970dEventbrite Launches Artist Studio Featuring DIY Music Biz Resourceshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-30T13:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Artist-studio" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Artist-studio" /></a>Eventbrite has a long history of blogging and creating other resources for the event organizers that use their ticketing services. Today they debut a new resource for DIY and indie musicians, Eventbrite Artist Studio. It&#39;s currently a collection of articles addressing such important issues and burning questions as &quot;Why DIY?&quot;, &quot;How to Make it in Music&quot; and &quot;Get to Know Your Fans.&quot;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Artist-studio" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6ea4478970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Artist-studio" /></a>Eventbrite has a long history of blogging and creating other resources for the event organizers that use their ticketing services. Today they debut a new resource for DIY and indie musicians, Eventbrite Artist Studio. It&#39;s currently a collection of articles addressing such important issues and burning questions as &quot;Why DIY?&quot;, &quot;How to Make it in Music&quot; and &quot;Get to Know Your Fans.&quot;</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d073a846970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-29T16:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d073a36c970cNew Tango Music Pix App Creates Shareable Slideshows With Music Powered By Rumblefishhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-29T16:59:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Tango_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Tango_logo" /></a>Tango is a leading messaging app with over 250 million registered members and over 70 million monthly active users. Back in July they gave an accidental preview to some tech bloggers about a new app called Tango Music Pix. Today they officially unveiled the app for iOS and Android allowing you to create a slideshow of pics with a micro-licensed backing song provided through Rumblefish.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Tango_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e997dc970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Tango_logo" /></a>Tango is a leading messaging app with over 250 million registered members and over 70 million monthly active users. Back in July they gave an accidental preview to some tech bloggers about a new app called Tango Music Pix. Today they officially unveiled the app for iOS and Android allowing you to create a slideshow of pics with a micro-licensed backing song provided through Rumblefish.</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb078ecae8970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-29T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0739370970cMad About Lauryn Hill Behaving Erratically At A Concert? Are You Kidding Me?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-29T15:58:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Lauryn-hill" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Lauryn-hill" /></a>Some people are reasonably upset about fans paying good money for a Lauryn Hill show that was disappointing. That sort of thing is always upsetting. But at least two of them have turned that disappointment into an attack on Lauryn Hill. Talib Kweli weighed in with an extreme take along the lines of Lauryn Hill&#39;s given us so much that we cannot criticize. But it&#39;s a simple situation. Lauryn Hill has a history of unpredictability so buying a ticket is a roll of the dice. You already knew that so why the drama?</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Lauryn-hill" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078eba4b970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Lauryn-hill" /></a>Some people are reasonably upset about fans paying good money for a Lauryn Hill show that was disappointing. That sort of thing is always upsetting. But at least two of them have turned that disappointment into an attack on Lauryn Hill. Talib Kweli weighed in with an extreme take along the lines of Lauryn Hill&#39;s given us so much that we cannot criticize. But it&#39;s a simple situation. Lauryn Hill has a history of unpredictability so buying a ticket is a roll of the dice. You already knew that so why the drama?</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01bb078e291c970d Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-28T16:00:02Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0725c0c970cThe Week In Music Commentaryhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-28T16:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Three Things About Streaming Music</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/three-things-about-streaming-music-the-industry-needs-to-figure-out.html" target="_blank">The Industry Needs To Figure Out</a></li> <li><strong>Are You As Excited As Bono</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/are-you-as-excited-as-bono-about-apples-plans-for-a-new-music-format.html" target="_blank">About Apple&#39;s Plans For A New Music Format?</a></li> <li><strong>Sirius, Pandora Pre-1972 Music Royalty Scam</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/does-the-ruling-against-sirius-mean-nobody-has-a-license-to-play-pre-1972-recordings.html" target="_blank">Creates Broadcaster Chaos, Huge Shareholder Liability</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Bullhorn" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016767945332970b-100wi" style="width: 90px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bullhorn" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Three Things About Streaming Music</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/three-things-about-streaming-music-the-industry-needs-to-figure-out.html" target="_blank">The Industry Needs To Figure Out</a></li> <li><strong>Are You As Excited As Bono</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/are-you-as-excited-as-bono-about-apples-plans-for-a-new-music-format.html" target="_blank">About Apple&#39;s Plans For A New Music Format?</a></li> <li><strong>Sirius, Pandora Pre-1972 Music Royalty Scam</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/does-the-ruling-against-sirius-mean-nobody-has-a-license-to-play-pre-1972-recordings.html" target="_blank">Creates Broadcaster Chaos, Huge Shareholder Liability</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p>tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b7c6e898d4970b Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-27T17:00:04Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8541f970bGetting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Musichttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-27T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Getting Buzz For Your Band</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/getting-buzz-for-your-band-before-you-have-fans.html" target="_blank">Before You Have Fans</a></li> <li><strong>ToneDen Adds Social Features and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/toneden-adds-social-features-and-downloads-for-soundcloud-follows-to-music-marketing-platform.html" target="_blank">Downloads For SoundCloud Follows To Music Marketing Platform</a></li> <li><strong>How To Get</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/how-to-get-more-email-list-signups-at-shows.html" target="_blank">More Email List Signups At Shows</a></li> <li><strong>Bandzoogle Celebrates 10th Anniversary,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/bandzoogle-celebrates-10th-anniversary-launches-new-web-site.html" target="_blank">Launches New Web Site</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="CHECKMARK" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f561970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CHECKMARK" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Getting Buzz For Your Band</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/getting-buzz-for-your-band-before-you-have-fans.html" target="_blank">Before You Have Fans</a></li> <li><strong>ToneDen Adds Social Features and</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/toneden-adds-social-features-and-downloads-for-soundcloud-follows-to-music-marketing-platform.html" target="_blank">Downloads For SoundCloud Follows To Music Marketing Platform</a></li> <li><strong>How To Get</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/how-to-get-more-email-list-signups-at-shows.html" target="_blank">More Email List Signups At Shows</a></li> <li><strong>Bandzoogle Celebrates 10th Anniversary,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/bandzoogle-celebrates-10th-anniversary-launches-new-web-site.html" target="_blank">Launches New Web Site</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07290e9970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-27T14:00:04Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d0725bb5970cREWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Reviewhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-27T14:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Apple To</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/apple-to-shut-down-beats-music-report.html" target="_blank">Rebrand Beats Music</a></li> <li><strong>Sirius XM Loses Pre-1972 Music Lawsuit:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/sirius-xm-loses-crushing-pre-1971-music-lawsuit-potential-damages-in-100s-of-millions.html" target="_blank">Potential Damages In $100s Of Millions</a>, <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/a-copyright-attorney-on-the-ramifications-of-the-siriusxm-legal-defeat.html" target="_blank">Copyright Attorney On The Ramifications</a></li> <li><strong>Fullscreen MCN Acquired by Otter Media,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/fullscreen-mcn-acquisition-by-otter-media-monetization-deal-with-loudr.html" target="_blank">Cuts Monetization Deal With Loudr</a></li> <li><strong>Watch Spotify PartyDrone</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/watch-spotify-partydrone-fly-over-fans-and-play-their-favorite-songs.html" target="_blank">Fly Over Fans and Play Their Favorite Songs</a></li> <li><strong>YouTube Launches</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/youtube-launches-realtime-analytics.html" target="_blank">Realtime Analytics</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false"><img alt="Hypebot Reverse" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201676841f0a9970b-50wi" style="width: 50px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hypebot Reverse" /></a></p> <ul> <li><strong>Apple To</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/apple-to-shut-down-beats-music-report.html" target="_blank">Rebrand Beats Music</a></li> <li><strong>Sirius XM Loses Pre-1972 Music Lawsuit:</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/sirius-xm-loses-crushing-pre-1971-music-lawsuit-potential-damages-in-100s-of-millions.html" target="_blank">Potential Damages In $100s Of Millions</a>, <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/a-copyright-attorney-on-the-ramifications-of-the-siriusxm-legal-defeat.html" target="_blank">Copyright Attorney On The Ramifications</a></li> <li><strong>Fullscreen MCN Acquired by Otter Media,</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/fullscreen-mcn-acquisition-by-otter-media-monetization-deal-with-loudr.html" target="_blank">Cuts Monetization Deal With Loudr</a></li> <li><strong>Watch Spotify PartyDrone</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/watch-spotify-partydrone-fly-over-fans-and-play-their-favorite-songs.html" target="_blank">Fly Over Fans and Play Their Favorite Songs</a></li> <li><strong>YouTube Launches</strong> <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/09/youtube-launches-realtime-analytics.html" target="_blank">Realtime Analytics</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d072286d970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-26T17:00:01Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e92970dPandora's First Ads Feature Surprise One-on-One Concerts By Lindsey Stirlinghttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-26T17:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Pandora-image" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Pandora-image" /></a>Pandora&#39;s new #ThumbMoments campaign may be awkwardly named but it&#39;s a pretty cool effort to delight individual fans. Basically a fan hits the thumbs up like button on an artist&#39;s song and they&#39;re surprised with a FaceTime video chat and personal concert by that artist. The program kicked off with Lindsey Stirling surprising some of her fans who then had a couple of ways to participate while Stirling played so they didn&#39;t just sit there. What a great #ThumbMoment!</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Pandora-image" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d3e89970d-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Pandora-image" /></a>Pandora&#39;s new #ThumbMoments campaign may be awkwardly named but it&#39;s a pretty cool effort to delight individual fans. Basically a fan hits the thumbs up like button on an artist&#39;s song and they&#39;re surprised with a FaceTime video chat and personal concert by that artist. The program kicked off with Lindsey Stirling surprising some of her fans who then had a couple of ways to participate while Stirling played so they didn&#39;t just sit there. What a great #ThumbMoment!</p> tag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e200d8341c59fd53efhypebothttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/collectiontag:api.typepad.com,2009:6e00d8341bf66b53ef01b8d07212c6970c Clyde Smith posted an entry http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2014-09-26T15:00:07Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6a00d83451b36c69e201bb078d35c4970dStripe Powering Facebook's Buy Button Testshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/article2014-09-26T15:00:00Ztag:api.typepad.com,2009:6p00d8341bf66b53efClyde Smithhttp://profile.typepad.com/clydesmith<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Logo" /></a>Stripe is becoming omnipresent as a partner in new social and mobile payment systems. They offer an integration with the upcoming Apple Pay and are also one of a small group of companies partnering with Twitter on their buy button. Facebook began testing a buy button back in July but it&#39;s only come out this week that Stripe is going solo, at least for this testing period, in powering Facebook&#39;s buy button. Given Stripe&#39;s integrations into a wide range of platforms and ecommerce services, it&#39;s worth a look if you&#39;re considering options for your music site or business.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false" style="float: left;"><img alt="Logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b img-responsive" src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c6e8095f970b-150wi" style="width: 150px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Logo" /></a>Stripe is becoming omnipresent as a partner in new social and mobile payment systems. They offer an integration with the upcoming Apple Pay and are also one of a small group of companies partnering with Twitter on their buy button. 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